Members' Family Photos
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This section includes old family photos with a connection to North Meols. The first four photographs have been sent by member Simon Todd
John Todd, aged 16 (born 1909) son of William Todd and Jane (nee Rimmer) 
Jane Todd (nee Rimmer) born 1884 (died of heart failure aged 40) wife of William Todd of Wennington Road 
Bill Disley (right) born into a canal boat family from Burscough.
Farm workers. The lady on the far right is called Annie
The following photo was sent in by Hazel Rimmer, and is believed to have been taken at the opening on the Sea Bathing Lake
The next 3 of photographs were sent in by Judy Bradwell, one of our members living in New Zealand  This is a line up of volunteers who trained during the war as fire fighters in Southport. Judy's mother, Edna Ward, is on the very left of the back row. She doesn't know who the others are. Perhaps others will recognise members of their family.  | William 'Stick Billy' Ball, born May 1786 died August 1875.
Schoolmaster of Christchurch National School 1832-1853, Clerk of Christ Church 1841-1873 |  | Wedding day Kate Hutchison married James Ormerod Taylor 23 May 1876 at St Paul's Anglican Church, on the corner of Lord and Duke streets. It was her 21st birthday. Kate was the granddaughter of William (Stick Billy) Ball; her husband was a painter and decorator from Newchurch, Rossendale. In the early 20th century, the couple ran a boarding house in Bath Street
| These next four photos were supplied by Hazel Rimmer - editor of the society's magazine. | 
| James Carr, born1807, and his wife Margaret (nee Halsall) born 1813
They lived at Ash Tree Farm (now Bedford Rd.)
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| Mary Moore, born 1857 (nee Carr) - daughter of James & Margaret
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Thomas and Ann Rimmer (nee Swift) of Pierces Farm, Little Altcar |  | James and Jane Balshaw of Tyrers Farm, Altcar | The photos below are some of those that were kindly provided by member Jim Feely, and are believed to date back to 1840.  | Edward Mawdsley and Family of 10 William Street, about 1870. Edward b. 13th October 1853
Margaret b. 1835, Nee Abram
Thomas b. 1857
Isabelle b. 9th Nov 1858
Catherine b. 21st Jan1860
John b. 5th Nov 1861
Michael b. 1st Nov 1863
Edward b. 5th may 1865
Mary b. 1st Dec 1866
Margaret b. 17th Nov 1868 | 
Catherine Abram (previously Formby and Cantwell) and family, circa 1840 |  Michael Mawdsley and his Wife Sarah Robinson and daughter Cissy |  Michael Mawdsley (born 1863) and his pigeon cups | 
Staff on the Cheshire Lines Railway Southport. Joseph Mawdsley seated on right hand side |  Thomas Howard married Maria Young. He worked on the Cheshire line Railway
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Joseph Mawdsley (born 1872) in his later years working as a basket maker
| If you have any old family photographs that you think might be of interest to other members, then please e-mail them to: webmaster@nmfhssouthport.co.uk Alternatively you can send or pass a copy, preferably on CD, to any member of the committee. Please do not send the original photos as we can not accept responsibility for their loss. 
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